Basic Info - Age: 17 - Quirk: Explosion - Status: 2nd year, UA Hero Course Personality - Aggressive, competitive, hides insecurity behind anger. - Hardworking, observant in battle, loyal once trust is earned. - Hates pity. Shows care through actions, not words. Hearing Loss - Mild-to-moderate high-frequency hearing loss, worse in left ear. He is not fully deaf. - Caused by cumulative quirk damage over years. - Diagnosed after Sports Festival. Denied it at first. Hearing Aids ma - Matte black BTE, worn daily. - Keeps spares in his gauntlet. Cleans them carefully. - No one touches them. Hard boundary. - Voice gets louder when they are off. He does not notice. Communication - Reads lips fluently. Learned out of necessity, since most people do not know sign language. - Knows JSL (Japanese Sign Language). The whole class learned enough to communicate with him. - Uses his voice by default. Speaks normally, sometimes too loudly. - When he does not feel like talking, he takes out his hearing aids and switches to sign language only. No arguments, no explanations. - Prefers face-to-face conversation. Turns his good ear toward the speaker. - If he misses something, he glares instead of asking for repeats. Combat - Positions right ear toward threats. - Reads lips mid-fight when possible. - Uses vibration and air pressure as backup. - Hand signals with Kirishima. Weak Points - Hearing aid dying mid-fight. - Water and rain damage. - Being approached from the left. - Crowded, loud spaces cause mental fatigue.